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"Simple Gifts," Aaron Copland, and the Swedish connection

Posted on Jul 3, 2009 | Last Updated Jul 4, 2009

a deeper look at the origin of "Simple Gifts"

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Appalachian Spring, "Simple Gifts," Aaron Copland, Swedish folk music, jukeboxes, and Scandinavian America

Scandinavian History

Posted on Nov 16, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 16, 2007
Scandinavian History

IMMIGRANTS

Posted on Jul 27, 2007 | Last Updated Mar 19, 2008

American History, Scandinavian History

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politics, immigration, Americana

The JÄRNHANN Saga

Posted on Sep 2, 2007 | Last Updated Apr 12, 2008

Skaldic poetry from an Apocalyptic Future

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Neoviking fun in Swedish and translation

newsletter #3, Aug 12, 2009 (revised)

Posted on Aug 11, 2009 | Last Updated Sep 23, 2009

an update

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Remarks on Poetry

Posted on Aug 24, 2007 | Last Updated Mar 19, 2008

style, purpose, criticism

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Scandinavian history

The Real World during the time of kings

Posted on Jan 7, 2008 | Last Updated Apr 6, 2008

Central and northern Europe, 17th abd 18th centuries

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Euopean history, Scandinavian history, 17th and 18th century, Charles XII, Karl Gustaf Armfelt, Peter the Great

MERRRY CHRISTMAS

Posted on Dec 16, 2009 | Last Updated Dec 22, 2009

CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER

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family, friends, health, humor, ethnicity, Pacific Inland Northwest, Spokane, Pasco, Missoula, Scandinavian History

Maundering of an octogenarian

Posted on Jan 26, 2008 | Last Updated Apr 6, 2008

warning, old man thinking

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geriatrics, history, winter, snowshoeing, culture, brain, science fiction conventions, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, language, Swedish

ABOUT AGING: Part 3

Posted on Jun 16, 2008 | Last Updated Jul 23, 2008

My mom

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family, old age, health, personal history, senility, strokes, the brain